SO OVERLOOKED SO MAGNIFICENT! JOURNEY ABOARD A PRIVATE TRAIN ALONG 3,000 WILDLY DIVERSE MILES IN NORTHERN MEXICO. HIGHLIGHTS:
GRAND STAIRCASE OF HORSESHOE CURVES WESTWARD FROM DURANGO.
ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO THE DEVIL'S SPINE 3% GRADE.
ORDERS BY TELEGRAPH; TOUR OF DISPATCHING OFFICE.
RAILROADERS, BLACKSMITHS,AND VIGNETTES OF MEXICO.
OUR JOURNEY BEGINS IN THE US. ABOARD THE CRESCENT AND SUNSET LIMITED WHICH CARRIED PRIVATE CARS CARITAS AND CIMARRON RIVER TOWARD THE BORDER. LEARN THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THE PRIVATE CAR BUSINESS.
CAB VIEWS ALTERNATE WITH TRACKSIDE AND CABOOSE ROOF PERSPECTIVES. SEVERAL BRANCH LINES ARE SEEN ON VIDEO FOR THE FIRST TIME. HAND-SPLIT LOGS ARE HAULED IN OLD STOCK CARS, WHILE CONTAINERS GO BY GONDOLA. THE STATION MEAL STOP IS A TRUE CULTURAL PHENOMENON, AS IS THE CURIOUS MIXTURE OF CRUSHING POVERTY AND JOYFUL SPIRITS EXHIBITED BY MANY. MAY WE SHARE WITH YOU THIS JOURNEY OF ENCHANTMENT? MUCHAS GRACIAS!
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